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MOT History from tests of petrol BMW 8-SERIESs year 2021

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Pass percent:94.71%
(The average a petrol BMW 8-SERIES year 2021 passes without issue)
Based on:1,684 MOT Tests
Most common failuresNo# failures
Headlamp aim out of alignment27
Registration plate issues19
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively4
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (b))3
Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))3
Nearside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))2
Nearside Front Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))2
Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))2
Offside Rear Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))2
Exhaust carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds default limits (8.2.1.2 (b))2
Rear Prop shaft flexible coupling excessively deteriorated (6.1.7 (d) (i))1
Nearside Front Headlamp lens seriously defective Broken/ Sharp Edges. (4.1.1 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak1
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))1
Brakes imbalanced across an axle1
Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Offside Front Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Drivers seat fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (6.2.5 (b) (i))1
Nearside Front Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))1
Exhaust carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturers specified limits (8.2.1.2 (a))1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage insecure and impairing directional stability drop link (5.3.3 (a) (ii))1
Windscreen washer not working 1
Offside Front Hydraulic brake calliper leaking (1.1.16 (b) (i))1
Rear Reversing lamp switch does not operate automatically when reverse gear is selected (4.6.3 (a))1
Nearside Rear Inner Road wheel fractured (5.2.2 (a))1
Nearside Side repeater missing (4.4.1 (a) (ii))1
Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault1
Nearside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Front Service brake excessively fluctuating (1.2.1 (e))1
Nearside Front Macpherson strut has an unsafe modification Factory pre-delivery suspension blocks fitted not allowing full travel of the suspension (5.3.3 (c) (i))1
Offside Front Macpherson strut has an unsafe modification Factory pre-delivery suspension blocks fitted not allowing full travel of the suspension (5.3.3 (c) (i))1
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position (3.1 (b) (i))1
Nearside Rear Road wheel badly distorted (5.2.2 (c) (i))1
Offside Obligatory mirror seriously damaged, affecting the rear view (3.3 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage fractured (5.3.3 (b) (ii))1
Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i))1
Nearside Windscreen in an unacceptable condition Large crack across screen through swept area (3.2 (c) (i))1
Rear Prop shaft flexible coupling excessively deteriorated Rubber joint badly split and fraying (6.1.7 (d) (i))1

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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